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Togo Update

2009-10-22T11:53:00.001-07:00

Here he is , three years old. In the picture with him is my son, he is 5'6" so that tells something of his size, since they are also on a slope Togo being at the down hill side. Togo weighs 127 lbs, all solid muscle. He was heavier - about 135 lbs and the vet told us to make sure he does not get any heavier. We cut down on some "fattier" treats and he mostly gets carrots for treats, tons of carrots, I have been asked at grocery stores if I have a horse, the answer always is that I have a dog the size of a horse. He loves all the other vegetables too, except for celery, won't touch it. Lettuce leaves and Spinach leaves are especially yummy.

Togo loves other dogs, he just wants to play - I have noticed that Togo almost never barks at any other dogs, even if they are barking at him - he just don't care. He is not a barker in general - he only barks if someone is approaching the house, and he stops once people reach the house and he gets to see who they are. I think I read somewhere that the breed is known for not barking. So far we have not had any health issues with him, I worry sometimes, especially about his hips and joints. Does anyone have an older Mastador out there who could shed light on some issues we might face later on, we are giving him the dog food that has vitamins and other stuff for joint and hip health added.

Take care everyone

Leena

Mastador Group at Facebook

2009-05-01T05:35:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I have created a Mastador group at Facebook which may be easier for members to post their pictures and stories. I have invited lots of you to join through Facebooks group invite. If I have missed anyone please send a request from Facebook. Although I have a personal Facebook account, I actually set one up for Jake (the Dog) to keep privacy. If you like, you should do the same. Just make sure you list your pets year of birth to 1990 so it clears the age requirement. It would be a blast to see all the fiends pictures as dogs! Lets have fun with this. Thanks for all your help, Mark, Jakes owner.

this is what started it all

2008-12-06T16:46:00.001-08:00

this was our litter ...xmas three years ago....

Buford Update

2008-12-03T18:09:00.000-08:00

Buford just turned one year old. I'm not sure exactly how big he is since he won't stay on the scale but I'm guessing 80-85 lbs. He's pretty tall and skinny, the vet thinks he'll fill out over the next 6 months. He's still got a ton of energy and is very excited his sister, Pickles, has joined the site. They've played a couple times at the park and I think they at least partially recognize eachother. Last time she ran right up to him.

Bailey

2008-12-01T08:11:00.000-08:00

Hello!
I am a new owner of my first mastador puppy, Bailey. I adopted her from a local rescue shelter near my house in Duluth, Ga.
Bailey is 10 weeks old now, and so far she has been a great puppy. She is very rambunctious, friendly with people and other dogs; loves to play, and naps with equal enthusiasm. Being with the people is one of her main concerns, and she is happiest when everyone is in one room hanging out. New noises also keep her interest, and she has to check everything out.
Another thing I am noticing is that she is very vocal! She growls and barks at her toys, and huffs and barks at me when she thinks I should be paying attention to her and I am doing something else.

Here are some photos of her:

Bailey was at the shelter with her brother. He looked more like a mastiff in the face, and she definitely looks more like a lab in the face, with a brindle coat like mastiffs have. I am excited to see how big she gets in the upcoming months, because I don't know anything about her parents, other than one was a lab, and one was a mastiff. She was 8 pounds at 8 weeks, and seems to be getting longer.

Pickles McNickles

2008-12-01T05:54:00.001-08:00

Pickles was Born 12/01/08 Orlando Fl
Brother to BUFORD on your site
mother BLK LAB father ENGLISH MASTIFFWe recently found her brother "Buford" at our local dog park and set up playdates for them.
Pickles is the most loveable affectionate dog I have ever had.

new to the site and a new owner of mastador pup

2008-10-25T11:09:00.000-07:00

my rotty recently passed away and i came across gus a mastador. I found him on craigs list 100 miles away at a dog rescue. He's half chocolate lab and ? mastiff. i got him a 8 months and now he's 10 months. He is seriously the best dog. He has a superb temperment and is very affectionate. He can be left alone all day and not do any damage whatsoever to the house and has never had an accident inside. he was the perfect match for our family and lifestyle.

thumbs way up for the mastador

the pups now....ripley and milo.

2008-10-25T05:42:00.000-07:00

2008-10-25T05:14:00.000-07:00

father/daughter on right...mother/son on left.son has his mother's brawn, but his father's agility..and a typical male neo voice. daughter retrieves shoes and toys, sometimes two at a time..is very sweet, but has a neos protection instinct...and she's very smart/crafty like her father.

all dogs are well behaved.bart speaks french and english.maggie, milo and ripley are trined in english and some german.

the litter was eight strong. we adopted out six.(all pups went out the door with vaccinations).all pups had neo tempraments.in the remaining pack members shown, the two males hve been neutered.there were some dominance issues, but those have been taken care of....its pretty much a peaceable kingdom here.

father and son.

2008-10-25T04:44:00.000-07:00

bart with his son milo in central park. milo was about 3.5 months old.you should see him now.

Togo is now two

2008-10-19T06:25:00.001-07:00

Togo just recently turned two years old. Some one told me once, that dogs are puppies until they are two and then they are just plain dogs. Well, he might be officially a "dog" but he will always be puppy to me.

He has definitely calmed down though, he is not quite as crazy as he used to be. He certainly gets excited and all that, but in general, much calmer.

Do your dogs have naturally the "chase" instinct? Togo has none of that, he just don't know that he can chase things... we have some stray cats that come to our back yard, and the first time Togo saw them, he just sat down next to them and stared at them drooling. (A snack?) We had to chase the cats and show Togo how it is done. He was a fast learner though, now we just open the door and say:"Where are the kitties?" and he runs out to chase them. No more stray cats hanging out in our back yard.

It is starting to look a lot like fall here in Atlanta, finally the day temperatures are hovering around 65 - 70 degrees and it goes down to upper 40s or low 50s at night. I was getting tired of the constant 80s - I am truly a fall person. Have a great fall everyone!

Hammerhead Ears

2008-09-30T13:02:00.001-07:00

We both think the way Buford's ears have developed make him look like a hammerhead shark. He's doing great. 10 months old, still very puppy, about 80 lbs., very happy.

Togo's new collar

2008-07-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

Togo got a new collar - kids are heading back to college and it is the start of the football season. And anyway, our children are very considerate and go to colleges where the colors look good on the dog - what's better than gold and black on a black dog?

Togo has lost some weight and we did not even know it. I guess taking your dog to 2.5 mile walk every evening does good for everyone, this summer he has gone from the 122.5 lbs to very slim 105 currently. We found out yesterday when we took him for his check up (15,000 mile service as my hubby called it). He got couple of shots, has some gunk in his ears that need some medicated ear drops (nothing too serious though) and he is now very fit dog obviously.

Dogs are like kids when you take them to the vet - you worry about them, you worry about what the vet is going to say, even though it is the routine check up and there really was nothing wrong when you took them in.

Note to Mark: the doctors did empty his anal gland sacs just as a routine, they have done it once before, they said that they just do it so that they don't get a chance to get infected and start stinking... who knew?

~Leena~

Rocco at the beach

2008-07-18T22:21:00.000-07:00

Just some beach pictures. This was from April. He likes to dig in the sand, then sit in the hole. He doesn't mind that I cover him in sand. And yes, he's drinking out of an ashtray. We forgot to bring a bowl and brought that from the motel we stayed at, which is dog friendly!

This was in Ocean City, Maryland. They allow dogs on the beach and boardwalk in the off season.

Size Updates?

2008-07-17T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

I noticed in the last few posts people mentioned how big their dog currently is. As Jade is a puppy, her weight is ever changing and I thought it would be fun and informative for everyone to post their dog's stats. Here are Jade's:

English Mastiff mom, Labrador/Rottweiler dad

Unspayed female (for now)

16 weeks

39 lbs.

Jade at 12 weeks

Jake stinks!

2008-07-16T15:32:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, sorry Ive been out of touch. Trying to make a few bucks in this lousy economy. Anyway as some of you might have guessed, Jake spends a lot of time down at the stone yard that I work out of. If anyone wants to see what I do, go to www.artezens.com, thats me. You can also find me at www.buddyrhodes.com

So down at the stone yard Jake spends most of his time in the little river swimming. You can see the videos from the Mastador YouTube link. He's been really smelling lately. I thought it was due to the muck from the river, so I banned him from the yard for a week, and he only smelled worse. Kinda like nasty athletes foot, or my sons soccer cleats after a game! I thought it was an ear infection but after smelling in that area he was fine. His rear quarters seemed to have the worse offense.

Finally my wife Googles "smelly Labs" and comes up with a diagnosis based on his symptoms. She thinks he has a clogged anal gland. Apparently wandering dogs leave their sent when they defecate, and their glands can get clogged. Well my wife tries to get me to take Jake to the local vet to have him check, luckily I just happen to be busy, ha! Turns out she was right, Jake needed to have his anal glands relieved, possible on a regular basis. $40 a pop. Apparently there are two glands to the sides of his anal pore that if analyzed "pardon the pun" and are swollen, are a good sign of clogged glands. Excessive licking in that area also. The vet says Jakes physique is just prone to this symptom. Its not due to swimming in the river, runny feces, diet, etc...

As he lies next to me now, the smell has not gotten better. I find myself placing chairs next to my side of the bed, and empty grocery bags near me when I watch TV, he's frighten of those.. luckily. But hes still my buddy, and I take him down to the yard to swim when I'm not to busy. I just usually get busy when he's due to have his glands relived as scheduled.

By the way, Jake is now just a little over 2 years old, and weighs 85lbs. I think he knows he smells, and my be a little proud of it.

Mark

Mastiff vs. Lab moods

2008-06-17T18:17:00.000-07:00

I read several postings about how your dogs act, and it's funny that Rocco has many similar moods.

Like when it is hot, or when he's tired, he will lay out on the hardwood floors or the tile floors to try to cool off. And when he's real tired, he barely even opens his eye when you call him, let alone wag his tail. But like Togo, he bounces right up if we even hint that there might be food around.

He also LOVES ice cubes. I also give him a bowl of ice cubes when we get back from our hot walks. Only he doesn't mind them being in his bowl of water. He dunks his muzzle in and pulls them out.

Also like Jade, he will pout when he's in trouble. If we tell him he has to come inside because he was misbehaving, he walks sloooowly through the door, goes to his bed and plops down. Often, he lets out a huff, too. He also plops down and lets out a huff if we tell him he can't do something he wants to do.

Another funny thing Rocco does: He guards the barbeque grill when we are cooking. He will sit in front of the grill even if we go inside if there is food on the grill. If it's too hot on the deck, he goes behind the grill where there is shade and will sit there, guarding the grill. Lest some pesky squirrel tries to come and take his hot dogs! That or maybe he just likes the smell.

Buford, The Duck Hunter

2008-06-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

Buford is 6 months old and getting used to his new home. We recently moved across town to a new place. There is a small "lake" in the middle of our new complex filled with ducks. To Bu these ducks NEED to be chased, constantly. We bought him a new stuffed duck so he might stop trying to catch a real one (hasn't worked). He's about 60 lbs.

2008-05-31T10:16:00.000-07:00

This is what we call Togo's "flat puppy" position. I think it has something to do with him trying to get all the "coolness" out of the hardwood floors to his body. It is also when he is very tired and just observes the life and does not really participate. You might get a tail wag out of him if you really talk to him, but most of the time he is too far gone to wag his tail. If you offer him food it is then totally other matter - he will pounce back to life in no time. This is mostly on his mastador moods - when he is in a Labrador mood he will chase his tail for hours without any reason. During the hot summer (that is just now starting here in Georgia) we see more of the Mastador. It is way too hot during the day for him to be outside. We try to take him for walks in the late evening when the sun is setting and not so hot anymore. He absolutely loves his walks. And when we come back his treat is bowl full of ice cubes. Togo likes to eat ice versus drinking water after we come back from walks. Don't even think about putting ice cubes in his water, he thinks they are intruders in his water bowl and he just barks at them until they melt. Silly dog. But those little quirks are part of reason why we love him so much - they make Togo the lovable Mutt he is.

Happy Summer everyone

Leena

New pup in the group!

2008-05-26T15:36:00.000-07:00

Hello! I'm new to the world of Mastadors, I recently brought my first one home. Her name is Jade, and she's 8.5 weeks old right now. She got shots yesterday, and weighed in at 16 lbs, so it looks like she'll be a pretty hefty girl! Jade's mom is an English Mastiff, dad is a Chocolate Lab/Rottweiler mix. His body type is a Lab, markings of a Rottie, color like a red Doberman. Jade got her markings from him.

Jade lives with me and Kai, my 1 yr. old male Kai Ken, in Texas.

She is independent, loves every dog and person she meets, learns quickly, and doesn't like to get in trouble. When she does, she will walk to the other side of the room, plop down, and pout! We start puppy kindergarten next week, and she's getting bigger every day, so I'm sure I'll have plenty to write about in here!

Jasmine

Introduction

2008-05-18T07:08:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone! My name is Leena, I am Togo's Mom and I am new to this site. We live in state of Georgia, in the northern side of Atlanta, we have three adult kids (last one is graduating high school in a week) and we have Togo.

Togo was a Christmas Present to our youngest for Christmas 2006. When he came to us he was 12 weeks old and weighed 22 pounds. We got him from a Mastiff breeder in Wisconsin - they had had an "oops" litter, when their black lab male got too closely acquainted with a young female mastiff. The breeder's guess was that Togo would grow up to be about 125 lbs - and guess what, he is currently 125 lbs! Togo is still a puppy, very eager to please, very loving and affectionate - and totally unaware that he is a size of a small horse and therefor not a lap dog!

We have a blog spot page for Togo on his own, where my children also blog for him. That page is http://mistertaco.blogspot.com if you are interested in Togo's life through the eyes of all of us. I will also blog on the mastador site for updates every now and then. I should have plenty of time in my hands next year since all the kids will be out of the house. But we will have Togo.

Leena

Old Yeller - the mastador?

2008-05-08T13:15:00.000-07:00

I have read in a couple places that the dog who played Old Yeller in the 1957 Disney movie was named Spike and he was a mastador (half yellow lab, half mastiff). Although I am not 100% sure (can't believe everything you read) Here is a video clip of the movie. I think I can see it, what do you all think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7SnGX_x8is

Barks

2008-05-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

Have you guys noticed two distinct barks from your mastadors?

Rocco has a very lab-like bark when he wants to play. But when he's "alert" -- like when he sees something he feels might be a danger (or if he's scared) -- he's got a very deep, mastiff-like bark that almost ends in something like a growl. It's a longer bark and drawn out.

Also, I have never heard Rocco really growl before. And he really doesn't bark too often, even when other dogs bark at him. He does bark when we tell him to "speak." Sometimes it seems like he doesn't really like barking, because when we say speak his first bark sometimes is more like a huff of air.

He's a funny dog.

Buford @ 5 months

2008-05-02T16:43:00.000-07:00

I adopted her

2008-05-01T01:52:00.000-07:00

I got my mastador today! We are naming her Bella. She is very cute looks more chocolate lab to me then mastiff. But we couldnt bring her home today because shes only 5 weeks. So two more weeks and will be able to love and cuddle her all we want.

heres a pic of her at the shelter.

Lab or mastiff?

2008-04-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

Which breed does your dog tend to act like more? I have done a lot of research and they all say pretty much the same thing that with the mix of breeds you can get characteristics of either breed and that you might even get the worst of both?....what do you think about it?

I might be getting a Mastador.....

2008-04-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

Hello, I need a little help. I am looking into getting a dog. I love big dogs so I am leaning more twards those breeds. We already have a 9mo boxer and he is spoiled rotten. (all my fault) I also have kids from school age to 1 year. I found a Mastador at my local Animal Shelter she is only 5 weeks old and they said I would have to wait two weeks before I could take her home. So I am using this time to make sure she would be the right pet for our family. Are they good with kids and other dogs? How large do most Mastadors get? I know how big labs are and I have researched Mastiffs but there really wasnt anything other then your site about the mixed breeds of the two? Could you give me a little over site and let me know what you think of one of them beautiful dogs joining our large family of 7 including our boxer. So lots of kids and other animals.Thanks
-- Heather

Confused

2008-04-25T06:50:00.000-07:00

Buford can't seem to decide which type of ears he would like to have. Most of the time when we are inside they are down but when I walk him outside they both stand straight up (he looks like a rabbit). This picture was taken right after a long walk so I guess he was in some sort of transition mode. He does often walk around with one up and one down. I think it looks pretty funny. Does anyone else's dog do this?

Rocco's latest mishap

2008-04-24T14:33:00.000-07:00

Well, Rocco ran into an SUV today. Yep... He didn't get hit. He hit the car. I wasn't exactly sure what was going on in his mind since I didn't see any animal, though he could have seen a squirrel.

Anyway, the car was already coming up the road and Rocco was beside me in our yard so I wasn't worried. But then he just ran into the street and smack into the side of the car. The driver stopped and I apologized. I said my silly dog ran into her, she didn't hit anything. The car was fine, so was Rocco. Though he looked kind of sheepish afterward.

I know we are very lucky he didn't get injured. Things could have been much worse!

Welcome Buster!

2008-04-22T14:30:00.000-07:00

I'm posting this for the owner of Buster. Mark, I asked the person to e-mail you if they want to blog. Anyway, this is Buster, at 13 months old. He looks huge. When I get more info I'll post more up.

Here's another photo of Buster, at 4 months old.

He's a French Mastiff and Lab mix. He's a tiger brindle and lives with his family (mom, dad, 2 kids and 2 cats, which he adores). The family lives in Scotland. Buster was last weighed at 7 mths old and was about 38 kg (83 lbs). He cant be far off 57 kg now (which makes it a whopping 125 lbs!). He's very powerful, has a lot of muscle mass but is very friendly.

Bali

2008-04-19T21:42:00.000-07:00

This is a photo of Bali, a brindle mastador pup. I'm posting this up for the owner until she gets her own blogging thing set up. :)

(check out the muscles in her back legs! wow!)

"Here is the pic of my brindle mastador pup. Bali is 16 weeks old and about 30lb. She came from a litter that had two brindles, two blacks, and a fawn with black mask."

2008-04-17T09:48:00.000-07:00

Buford is 4 1/2 months old now and 40 lbs. I think I can finally say he is housebroken! He knows how to sit, lay down, and shake but he still isn't warming up to the idea of walking on a leash. We are going to a trainer this weekend.

I think Moosey asked about different color mastadors. If you are curious about what different colors look like try going to www.petfinder.com and search for mastiffs (most are mixes). Some mastadors will come up in tan and brown and mixtures of multiple colors (I search for FL). This is also a good way to find a mastador if anyone is looking b/c it searches all the local shelters in your area.

I have also tried the bone pieces with marrow for Buford and he seemed to enjoy it (I boiled it first). If anyone is looking for good treats I recommend Marrobone by Pedigree I think. Buford LOVES those treats and will do pretty much anything to get one. They make training a lot easier.

Good treat alternatives

2008-04-14T00:29:00.000-07:00

Instead of buying expensive, processed biscuits, you can give your dog carrots and apples as treats. Just don't give them apple seeds since the seeds, like seeds of many other fruits, contain trace amounts of cyanide. (Yes, so it's bad for you, too). Although, eating one apple and all its seeds won't do much harm to you or your dog. Just avoid them to be safe.

Rocco loves carrots and apples. I don't give him too much though, because I'm afraid too much of the fruits and veggies will upset his stomach. Just like it will upset mine.

I've read on various web posts that dogs seem to like regular carrots over baby carrots. Since I buy baby carrots for myself, I haven't given Rocco any regular ones, but I might try that next time I go to the store.

Also, does anyone feed their dogs raw chicken? I'll have to ask the vet next time we go, but I've seen on a lot of mastiff breeder sites that they feed their puppies and dogs raw chicken (plus bone). The say raw, the bone doesn't splinter. And the raw meat is good for dogs.

I know a dog's stomach is much stronger than humans, so they can overcome salmonella in ways we can't. I've given Rocco raw chicken only a few times and he seems to love them and had no issues. Again, I can't be sure.

I've also read that you can give your dog cooked cow bones -- like from the leg. There's good marrow in there, and after they get that out, they have a safe bone to chew on. I've made this for Rocco several times (I just boil the bones for about 20 minutes). He loves the bones and just keeps playing with them and trying to chew them long after any marrow is gone. And the bone doesn't seem to wear down much at all. I just replace the bone when I think it's time. Pretty arbitrary though.

Webbed toes -- not just for ducks

2008-04-14T00:24:00.001-07:00

Sorry the photo isn't so good, but it's hard to get a photo of the webbed toes. It's easier to just feel between your dog's toes and see if they are webbed. If they are webbed, you'll feel like a piece of skin between each toe. If you spread the toes out, you can feel that the webbing joins almost from the tips of the toes.

Spreading out

2008-04-13T21:47:00.000-07:00

Jake lies like this often so I decided that it would be kinda funny to take shots of him with my Treo every time he lies like this. I'm going to link the homepage image to this post. Hope it looks funny over time.

Rocco, at his finest

2008-04-13T14:16:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple of photos of Rocco doing what he does best.

A lot of black mastadors

2008-04-12T16:26:00.000-07:00

I'm just curious, but has anyone seen any other color mastador? Most of the ones I've seen online seem to be mastiff and a black lab mix. Although like I said, when we got Rocco at the SPCA, they said he was with his brother. And that dog had a tan body with a black face. But I don't see many non-black mastadors. Curious if anyone else has seen different colors. I know mastiffs come in many colors -- apricot, brindle and even "blue" and labs have many colors, too.

Also, after doing a bit of research, I found that they say in a lot of black lab mixes, the dog will have a white chest and either some white hairs on their toes or white-tipped toes. They say that is left over from a now-extinct breed, the St. John's Water Dog. It's actually the ancestor of modern retrievers and, likely the Newfoundlands. I just thought it was interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Water_Dog

Also does everyone's mastador have the webbed toes of a lab?

Mastadors are Bomb

2008-04-10T19:08:00.000-07:00

Guys Mastadors are awsome. They may be big and intimidating but they are lovable, playful, and great with kids. They do need attention though. Without excercise they will get hyper and start to destroy everything. so if you think of getting a mastador do it, you will never regret it.

Darwin

2008-03-29T04:36:00.000-07:00

My husband and I purchased Darwin fairly soon after our 13 year old dog had to be put down due to cancer and other ailments due to aging. We didn't want to get another dog so soon but our 4 year old Chihuahua (Pedro) was in such a deep depression that we knew we had to get him a playmate.

We began searching for a Mastador and didn't have any luck finding a puppy. We noticed an ad for a Mastidane and called the number and they still had 2 boys and 1 girl. We wanted a boy so we drove out and looked at the pups. As soon as we got in the kennel with them, Darwin came up and kissed me with such love that it was all over. He had my heart.

Darwin is 11 weeks old and weighs 31 pounds. He's 100% PUPPY!!! It took Pedro a few days to get used to him but now they play chase and "let's see who can keep taking the toy away". Pedro is only 7 pounds but he rules the roost.

Darwin rotates from toy to toy to toy to toy....if you get my drift. He is an escape artist also. We bought an indoor kennel that is supposed to be a "play area". Well, Darwin manages to push the door open and get out. We barricaded arround the door and he just moves it out of the way and gets out. But the good news is that when he does get out, all he does is go in the living room and play with his toys. He doesn't destroy anything or use the bathroom anywhere. Darwin has only had 3 or 4 accidents since being with us. He's pp'd on the ceramic tile but never on the carpet. He poops outside only. He's awesome.

Although Darwin is considered a mixed breed and not recognized by the AKC, his breed is recognized by the Hybrid Association. Not that I care who recognizes him. He's our baby and part of the family!!

Thanks for letting me be part of this site!

Sasha the Mastador on Easter Sunday...

2008-03-27T12:24:00.000-07:00

http://houstonryan.deviantart.com/art/Sasha-the-Mastador-Dog-2-80854967

Sasha's mother was a mastiff, her father is a black lab...

Buford Update

2008-03-24T06:55:00.000-07:00

Buford is almost four months old now. He is looking more and more like a dog and less like a puppy. He probably weighs close to 30 lbs. now I would guess. One of our friends recently came across Buford's sister at the dog park. We plan on going to try to meet up with them. If we do we will definetly tell them about this site. I'm sending in a couple picutres we took last night of him.

Mastador Open Post: For Sale / Wanted/Questions

2008-03-15T18:41:00.000-07:00

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Sasha the Mastador

2008-03-15T05:49:00.000-07:00

Print available at
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Her mother is a Mastiff and father is a Black Lab

Rocco, black mastador

2008-03-08T01:46:00.000-08:00

We got Rocco from the Maryland SPCA in January 2007. He was three months old then and 35 lbs. He's now about 96 lbs, but the vet says he should lose some weight.

Rocco is not a very large mastador. We're not certain what breed of mastiff he has. The SPCA says he was a neopolitan mastiff mixed with a lab. Rocco certainly has the loose skin, but not very wrinkley. He's a mostly black dog with brown highlights, a white chest and some white hairs on the tips of his toes. He has a brother (who we were unable to get). The brother was more mastiff colored -- brown body with black mask on his face. We often wonder where his brother is and if they will ever meet at the dog park one day.

-- Moosey (Rocco's favorite stuffed toy)

Jake

2008-03-02T20:55:00.000-08:00

Jake was born June 10th 2006. His mother was a pure bread Black Labrador and father a Mastiff. I picked up Jake in August of 2006 as a 9 week puppy for my daughters birthday. He cost the price of the vet fees, $100). It was a hard decision for me because it took 2 years for me to consider getting another dog after my 14 year old Akita, Max passed. If I didn't have kids, I would have chosen another Akita, although I would have been just trying to replace Max.

At 9 weeks old Jake looked just like a Black Lab puppy. He had more of a square muzzle like an English Lab. When we picked up Jake my children were 3, 9, and 11 years old. From then until now he has never had any aggression towards my kids or and other person. He gets along with other canines, loves to chase deer and squirrels, and spends lots of time looking in the air at birds. He has not had professional training, and for the first year and a half, we had problems with him wandering, or chasing deer and not coming back. Now, almost at 2 years we have not had any problems, and although he runs loose with me at work, he always keeps an eye on me, and comes back if I am not in sight. He has always been a shop dog, and although some people are pensive when they see him, he only wants to greet them with play.

I can let him out in the morning to urinate and if he sees deer, he now knows not to chase them, even though he wants to. He will only defecate in the woods at home and at work. He doesn't pull on a leash, and if not distracted will come on demand. It is a different case if he is preoccupied. Its like trying to get my kids attention when they are playing the Wii, when I call him when he analyzing the markings of another canine. He loves to fetch ball, frisbee, or stick, and doesn't bug me all day to do so. After a 10 min workout he is satisfied with a day long nap until another workout in the afternoon. I have been told by other Black Lab owners that he is not hyper like Labs. He love to sleep near the fireplace or wood burning stove. He likes to sleep at night next to my bed on a pad. Eats once in the morning and once in the evening. Food doesn't seem to be a priority, although if presented with something to fetch, he would play in a moments notice. He has droopy joules like a Mastiff, and gets the trademark drooling when playing or in presence of food. Takes a while to get use to, especially when it flips over his muzzle. One strange thing he does is when he lies down, he stretches on his stomach, crosses his front legs and stretches out his rear legs by pointing them straight back. He has done this since a puppy.

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2008-03-02T20:25:00.000-08:00

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